Amefe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Amefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Amefe (18) may also be a first name.

Amefe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amefe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Amefe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amefe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amefe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amefe is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Amefe is most frequent in: Osun, where 67 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 17 percent are found and Delta, where 17 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amoefe9112/
Amiefe912/
Amaefe911/
Amefer911/
Ametfe911/
Amef897/
Amaefie831/
Amiefey831/
Ameifey831/
Ahmef801,927/
Emefe80676/
Omefe80609/
Amafe80451/
Amofe8043/
Ameeb8026/
Ameew8018/
Amefa8017/
Ameev8015/
Amefi8011/
Amehf806/
Amife806/
Ameuf805/
Hamef802/
Omeife73996/
Omoefe73952/
Emoefe73829/
Amaffe73196/
Hameeb73186/
Amaife73137/
Gameev73126/
Emefie7365/
Omefeh7361/
Asmeev7326/
Amafeu7317/
Hameef7312/
Atmeew7311/
Hameev739/
Amiefa736/
Hamedf736/
Omiefe734/
Ameifa733/
Emefei733/
Emiefe732/
Hameif732/
Emeufe732/
Ahamef732/
Amefio731/
Amafei731/
Emaefe731/
Ahmeeb731/
Emeife731/
Gamefi731/
Omedfe731/
Amowfe731/
Ammeev731/
Gaumef731/
Haymef731/
Gamefio67958/
Emefieh67116/
Ameb6780/
Amif6729/
Amew6710/
Amaaife673/
Amev672/
Ahameef671/
Amaffee671/
Ahmefaj671/
Hameedf671/
Ommoefe671/
Emeifeh671/
Amefuha671/
Hameebh671/
Hamiefy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amefe
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